Fundamentals of Hearing: An Introduction: Fifth Edition - Hardcover

Yost, William

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123704731 ISBN 13: 9780123704733

Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc, 2006

Synopsis

The fifth edition of this successful introductory text on hearing sciences includes auditory, anatomy, physiology, psychoacoustics, and perception content. Fundamentals of Hearing is one of only a few textbooks that covers all of hearing at an introductory level. A meaningful introduction to hearing for students and a wealth of data and facts related to hearing for the professional. It it heavily illustrated with over 200 figures. Each chapter concludes with a Supplement section with additional resources about topics covered. Appendices provide background information to enable full comprehension of content. It contains a complete Glossary of terms from the American Standards Institute, a combined subject/author index, and a comprehensive bibliography.

About this title

About the Author

William A. Yost is Professor of Hearing Sciences, Adjunct Professor of Psychology, and Adjunct Professor of Otolaryngology at Loyola University Chicago. He is also director of the Parmly Institute and the Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Minor.

From the Inside Flap

*Heavily illustrated with over 200 figures
*Each chapter concludes with a Supplement section with additional resources about topics covered
*Appendices provide background information to enable full comprehension of content
*Contains a complete Glossary of terms from the American Standards Institute, a combined subject/author index, and a comprehensive bibliography

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0123704731
• ISBN 13: 9780123704733
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 352